2. ”I think, no question about it, violent crime will go up. This is not a program; this is something that is integral to policing.” — New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly in an interview broadcast on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”He was commenting on a judge’s recent ruling that the city’s “stop and frisk” tactics were illegal.

3. ”That means gas prices go up for us, the Suez Canal gets compromised and Egypt becomes a staging area for terrorist acts against Israel. This is an absolute disaster in the making.” — Sen. Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.) on the consequences if Egypt becomes a failed state, speaking on CBS’s “Face the Nation.”

4. ”We essentially have two choices in Egypt. And that’s a military government, which hopefully will transition as quickly as possible to civilian government, or the Muslim Brotherhood. I don’t think the Muslim Brotherhood is a choice.” — Rep. Eliot Engel (D., N.Y.), speaking on ABC.

5. “I think the constitutionality of these programs needs to be questioned. And there needs to be a Supreme Court decision that looks at whether or not what they’re doing is constitutional.” - Sen. Rand Paul (R., Ky.) on the need for judicial review of NSA surveillance programs, speaking on “Fox News Sunday.”

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